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MISCELLANEOUS STATUTORY ITEMS<br />
CODE OF CONDUCT<br />
The Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct for the Art<br />
Gallery <strong>of</strong> NSW covers the areas <strong>of</strong>:<br />
• Conflict <strong>of</strong> interest<br />
• Acceptance <strong>of</strong> gifts or benefits<br />
• Personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
behaviour<br />
• Fairness and equity<br />
• Public comment and use <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
information<br />
• Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial facilities and<br />
equipment<br />
• Outside employment<br />
• Political participation<br />
• Gallery collections<br />
It is planned to review the Code <strong>of</strong><br />
Conduct during 2<strong>00</strong>0–2<strong>00</strong>1.<br />
COPYRIGHT<br />
The Gallery handles numerous<br />
images every year that are<br />
reproduced in exhibition catalogues,<br />
education kits, promotional material<br />
and shop merchandise. Developing<br />
more <strong>of</strong> our exhibitions in-house has<br />
also brought increasing<br />
responsibilities for ensuring copyright<br />
clearance. The use <strong>of</strong> the Internet<br />
and electronic delivery <strong>of</strong> services<br />
pose further challenges on copyright<br />
issues that will need to be addressed.<br />
Proposed legislative changes to<br />
copyright law will impact on the<br />
70<br />
Gallery's plans to interface our main<br />
research database to our website.<br />
The Gallery has accordingly made a<br />
submission to the Federal<br />
Government's Standing Committee on<br />
Legal and Constitutional Affairs that<br />
is considering amendments to the<br />
Copyright Act (Digital Agenda Bill,<br />
1999).<br />
ENERGY MANAGEMENT<br />
Energy management included the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> environmentally friendly refrigerant<br />
gases in the major air-conditioning<br />
upgrade to reduce greenhouse gas<br />
emissions. Modified programs for<br />
building management control system<br />
were introduced to reduce electrical<br />
consumption, through increased<br />
rates for electrical supply have<br />
negated cost savings. Constant<br />
monitoring and maintenance tuning<br />
to gas fired boilers have kept gas<br />
consumption to projected levels,<br />
maintaining contracted usage with no<br />
additional charges.<br />
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION<br />
The Art Gallery received one formal<br />
request for information under the<br />
Freedom <strong>of</strong> Information Act 1989.<br />
The request was granted in <strong>full</strong>.<br />
Full Freedom on Information<br />
Statement included as Appendix Q.<br />
GST IMPLEMENTATION<br />
Preparation for GST implementation<br />
involved training <strong>of</strong> staff and upgrade<br />
to systems to enable a smooth cutover<br />
on 1 July. All registrations for<br />
GST and related tax reforms were<br />
undertaken on behalf <strong>of</strong> Gallery<br />
entities. The Art Gallery will submit its<br />
Business Activity Statement<br />
electronically on a monthly basis.<br />
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> work related injuries: 9<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> work related illnesses: 0<br />
Prosecutions under the<br />
OH&S Act, 1983: Nil<br />
PRIVACY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND<br />
PERSONAL INFORMATION<br />
The Art Gallery has developed a<br />
Privacy Management Plan in<br />
response to Section 33 <strong>of</strong> the Privacy<br />
and Personal Information Protection<br />
Act, 1998. The Act aims to protect<br />
individual against the inappropriate<br />
collection, storage, use and<br />
disclosure <strong>of</strong> personal information by<br />
NSW Public Sector Agencies. The<br />
Plan outlines how the Art Gallery<br />
complies with the Act.<br />
For information on the Plan, contact<br />
the Privacy Contact Officer, Human<br />
Resources Services, Art Gallery <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong>, Art Gallery Road,<br />
The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2<strong>00</strong>0 or<br />
telephone (02) 9225-1795 or fax (02)<br />
9221-6226.<br />
USE OF CONSULTANTS<br />
In the past financial year, the Gallery<br />
spend $98,<strong>00</strong>0 on consultants. No<br />
consultancy firm was paid more than<br />
$30,<strong>00</strong>0.<br />
WASTE REDUCTION<br />
The Art Gallery has taken measures<br />
over recent years to increase<br />
recycling and reduce waste. Paper<br />
recycling baskets are situated in<br />
every department. Recycled paper is<br />
purchased for use in <strong>of</strong>fice machines<br />
and staff are encouraged to<br />
communicate electronically<br />
whenever possible. The bookshop<br />
and library re-use cardboard boxes<br />
for packaging. All glass materials are<br />
recycled.<br />
YEAR 2<strong>00</strong>0 COMPLIANCE<br />
Year 2<strong>00</strong>0 compliance was a major<br />
activity in the first half <strong>of</strong> the financial<br />
year. The PABX and Gallery security<br />
systems had to be upgraded. As it<br />
turned out, the Art Gallery's activities<br />
were unaffected.<br />
IMPLEMENTATION OF ROYAL COMMISSION INTO<br />
ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY<br />
Recommendation number 56 & 3<strong>00</strong><br />
The Art Gallery <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong><br />
projects that introduce Aboriginal<br />
and Torres Strait Islanders and others<br />
to the history and culture <strong>of</strong> Indigenous<br />
peoples <strong>of</strong> Australia included:<br />
The continued acquisition,<br />
exhibition, conservation <strong>of</strong> Aboriginal<br />
art and commitment to making the<br />
collection accessible to the widest<br />
possible audience.<br />
The growth <strong>of</strong> exhibitions<br />
programmes and public programmes<br />
associated with the Yiribana Gallery,<br />
the largest space for the display <strong>of</strong><br />
Aboriginal art in the southern<br />
hemisphere.<br />
During the year there were<br />
exhibitions in Yiribana curated form<br />
the Gallery’s collection reflecting the<br />
diversity <strong>of</strong> Aboriginal and Torres<br />
Strait Islander art. Major thematic<br />
exhibitions were Another Country<br />
which pr<strong>of</strong>iled works on paper and<br />
photography and Ochre an exhibition<br />
<strong>of</strong> bark paintings.<br />
The touring exhibition from the<br />
National Gallery <strong>of</strong> Victoria Raiki<br />
Wara: Long cloth from Aboriginal<br />
Australia and the Torres Strait<br />
curated by Robin Healey and Judith<br />
Ryan was also held in Yiribana.<br />
For the fourth consecutive year<br />
the Art Gallery in conjunction with<br />
the Department <strong>of</strong> School Education,<br />
the Aboriginal Education Consultative<br />
Group and the Board <strong>of</strong> Studies<br />
staged the successful Reconciliation<br />
exhibition. This exhibition featured<br />
artworks by Aboriginal and non-<br />
Aboriginal students from primary and<br />
secondary schools throughout <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong> on the theme <strong>of</strong><br />
Reconciliation.<br />
NAIDOC Week in July 1999 was<br />
celebrated by a programme <strong>of</strong> school<br />
holiday activities held in Yiribana.<br />
Photographer Michael Riley’s Yarns<br />
from the Talbragar series <strong>of</strong> black<br />
and white portraits was exhibited as<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the NAIDOC Week activities.<br />
There was a continuing<br />
consolidation <strong>of</strong> links with<br />
Indigenous education institutions,<br />
courses in Aboriginal Studies and<br />
Aboriginal units and art courses at<br />
tertiary level.